[izpack-users] Losing backslash in INSTALL_PATH variable

[Marc Eppelmann]

Hi Atta,

try to use the parsable type: JavaProp for your Application Properties
file as follows:

<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/my_app.properties" type="javaprop"/>

In your Properties you can also use forwar slashes ("/")
i.e.
C:/OurApp/Scripts/mssql_db_tables.sql

Marc




Atta Rehman schrieb:
> Hi
>  
> We are having some problems with the built-in $INSTALL_PATH variable
> when used in our applications .properties files.  For example our
> IzPack installer prompts user to chose the install folder which then
> gets used in our applications .properties files as follows.
>  
> DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH=$INSTALL_PATH\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql
>  
> Parsing done by IzPack is OK and we end up with the following
> (installer run on windows choosing C:\OurApp as install folder):
>  
> DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH=C:\OurApp\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql   <= NOTE
> just one \ after the C:
>  
> The problem arises when the following code is run to read in the
> path set by the DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH property.
>  
> private void createDBTables()
>    {
>       try
>       {
>         ResourceBundle  rb = getBundle();
>         String fileName = rb.getString("DB.SCRIPT.FILE.PATH");
>  
> We end up with the following in the 'fileName'
>  
> 'C:OurApp\\Scripts\\mssql_db_tables.sql'   <= NOTE missing \ after the C:
>  
> I know it is because the backslash is used for the escape sequence in
> Java and hence the only backslash in our $INSTALL_PATH getting removed
> which is causing problems.
>  
> I'm new to IzPack and to Java so any help with the above would be much
> appreciated.
>  
> Regards,
> Atta
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